2 Kings 19:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.”
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“They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and have put their gods into fire, for they <FI>are<Fi> no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and destroy them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 19:18 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 5:21There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.
- 2 Kings 10:26They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
- Psalms 115:4Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men.
- Isaiah 37:18Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.
- Isaiah 44:9All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
- Isaiah 46:1Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- Jeremiah 10:3For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.
- Jeremiah 10:14Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them.
- Jeremiah 16:20Can man make gods for himself? Such are not gods!”
- Acts 17:29Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
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